Typing on an iPad is quick and easy – as long as you don’t have to go back and edit anything. When you have to go back to edit, move something around, or just want to copy some text, getting the cursor in right spot can prove to be quite an arduous task.

Daniel Hooper, who goes by @danielchooper on Twitter, has released an iPad drag-to-edit keyboard prototype video that addresses this common plight. Amazingly, at first watch, the idea seems so simple, elegant, and intuitive it is surprising that it hasn’t already joined the ranks of iOS Multi-Touch gestures.

Daniel and hordes of other people feel the same way. They have submitted his solution to Apple’s bug report to be considered as a feature for future iPad software keyboards. Apparently his voice has been heard. The folks in Cupertino have now classified it as a “known issue.” There is no way to know if we will ever see this actually come to fruition, but the first step is always getting the manufacturer’s attention, which Daniel and his supporters have achieved.

It's b/c Apple wants to claim everything, and make it "rightfully" theirs... They want to have complete control of the smartphone market, kicking Android out of the competition and increase their revenues/profits... That's why Apple's been so persistent with the patent infringments... Now Nokia's been lately on a patent infringement attack against the doing-well companies, most likely out of frustration for performing so badly in the recent years. Anyways, that's not the case for Apple, but still, I bet Apple would love to take complete control of the smartphone market so that the only smartphone, or phone people can and are able to buy will only be the iPhones...

13.JeffdaBeat (unregistered)

I love how awe some that was and yet you devote 90% of your message into dissing Apple. You're not being original or even all that funny.

I think this is an excellent idea as editing text on the iPad and iPhone is incredibly annoying. I pray Apple hires the person that designed it and implement it. It would definitely get people closer to using the iPad for actual word processing instead of quick notes.

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